Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle scored the game winning goal in overtime in his first career game against the Boston Bruins.
GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens 3 vs Boston Bruins 2 | Final/OT
Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2Canadiens Lineup
Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 17 Josh Anderson
22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Cayden Primeau, Joel Armia
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand)
Game Report
It was the first career game for Kaiden Guhle against the Boston Bruins. And by scoring his first goal of the season, Guhle ended the Canadiens 10-game losing streak to Boston. It was the Canadiens' first win over the Bruins since November 5, 2019, a truly special day.
For four years, perhaps the missing ingredient was Guhle. It was a two-point night for the 21-year-old defenseman who also had four blocked shots.
The records of the two teams were set aside as the depth of the rivalry fueled a furious pace in the opening period. The rejuvenated Brendan Gallagher fired a shot off the post but would secure a goal in the third frame knocking a rebound past Jeremy Swayman from a Guhle point shot.
Nick Suzuki scored a power play early in the third period on a long distance wrist shot aided by a screen from Sean Monahan.
Jordan Harris left the game in the second period and was unable to return. The Canadiens announced that Harris was being evaluated for an upper body injury.
From the anthems performed by Warrant Officer David Grenon of the Royal Canadian Air Force to the feverish action on the ice, this was the best game of this young season at the Bell Centre.
Game Statistics
Canadiens (7-5-2)
Shots: 27
Face-off %: 54.8
Power play: 1/4
Penalty minutes: 8
Hits: 27
Blocks: 18
Bruins (11-1-2)
Shots: 28
Face-off %: 45.2
Power play: 1/4
Penalty minutes: 8
Hits: 14
Blocks: 17
Scoring Summary
Canadiens Scorers
1st period: --
2nd period: --
3rd period: Suzuki (6)-PPG, Gallagher (5)
OT: Guhle (1)
SO: --
Bruins Scorers
1st period: Zacha (5)
2nd period: --
3rd period: Marchand (7)-PPG
OT: --
SO: --
Goaltenders
MTL: Montembeault (W) 3-2-1
BOS: Swayman (OTL) 6-0-1
Canadiens Players of the Game
Kaiden Guhle - Guhle had a goal and an assist including the game winner in overtime. He blocked four shots and a plus-2 rating in 21:12 of ice time.
Brendan Gallagher - Gallagher had a goal and led the team with five shots on goal in just 13:48 of ice time.
Video Highlights
Post-game Quotes
Kaiden Guhle on the winning goal
“It's an unbelievable feeling. It's pretty cool to score an overtime winner in the NHL, never mind at the Bell Centre."
Brendan Gallagher
"I thought that we brought our 'A' game tonight. When we play that brand of hockey, that style of hockey, we're really confident that we're going to be able to get results against any team in this league."
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